Sanitary shaver outfit



July 6, 1943., J. F. BAG LEY, JR

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July 6, 1943. BAGLEY, JR 2,323,290

SANITARY SHAVER OUTFIT Filed Jan. 15, 1940 v 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 [ill/72207Patented July 6, 1943 UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a sanitary shaver outfit and more particularlyto a cabinet having a compartment therein accessible through one wall ofthe cabinet into which compartment a shaver may be placed and removed asdesired, an electric bulb in said compartment of the ultra-violet ray orsimilar type, which bulb is lighted when the outfit is ready for use andemits rays which keep the shaver free from germs, a mirror on a wall ofsaid cabinet, electric bulbs at the sides of said mirror which bulbswhen lighted facilitate the use of the mirror for shaving, controlmechanism including a manually operable setting unit and a time switchset thereby, and electrical connections between said time switch, saidshaver and the bulbs at the sides of said mirror whereby when the switchis set by said unit current is supplied to said shaver and said bulbsare lighted all as set forth and claimed herein.

The outfit hereinafter described is an embodiment of the inventionintended to be used by the public and the control mechanism is of thetype released by the insertion of a coin. The ultra-violet ray bulb isto be in operation whenever the outfit is ready for use and the shavernormally remains in the compartment exposed to the ultra-violet rays sothat the head of the shaver will be kept free from germs; thus removingthe danger of transmitting contagion.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate this embodiment of theinvention.

Fig. 1 is a front elevation view of such an outfit;

Fig. 2' is a side elevation view thereof with parts broken away;

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation view, with the rear wall removed, of theupper portion of the outfit upon a larger scale; and

Fig. 4 is a typical wiring diagram.

In the drawings the reference numeral l designates an enclosed cabinethaving a front wall II, and side walls |2. The back of the cabinet isclosed by any suitable means (not shown) comprising or including a doorthrough which access may be had to the operating elements of the outfit.

In the front wall II is provided an opening l5 and within the cabinet isprovided a compartment l6 formed by a partition secured to and extendinginwardly from the rear faces of the front wall and of one side wall.Within the compartment Hi and carried by the rear face of the front wallis basket I! preferably made of metal rods. The opening |5 leadsdirectly to the basket and in the latter the shaver l8 normally rests.

Carried by the side wall and within the compartment I6 and outside thebasket I! but near thereto is a bulb IQ of the ultra-violet ray orsunlight typ Mounted upon the front wall of the cabinet is a mirror 20and bulbs 2|, the latter being at the sides of the mirror. Carried bythe rear face of the front wall of the cabinet is a control mechanismwhich comprises a manually operable setting unit 22 and a time switch23. The unit 22, which is fixed in a suitably formed opening in thefront wall I l, includes a face plate 24 at the front of the cabinet andan operating handle 25. The time switch 23 is supported upon an anglestrap 26 fixed at its ends to front wall and extending across behind theunit 22.

The unit 22 and switch 23 may be of any suitable type. The unit 22 hereshown is of the coin control type, a notch 21 being provided in the faceplate 24 to receive a coin. A pin 28 projects from the rear face of theunit (see Fig. 2) and is so mounted that it is moved through an are byturning the handle 25 clockwise (Fig. 1), the completion of suchmovement of the handle be- 4 ing permitted only after a coin has beeninserted in the notch 21. The time switch 23 includes a pointer 29 whichis in the path of the pin 28 and is actuated thereby.

Resting upon a shelf 30 within the cabinet I0 is a box 3| into which thecoins inserted in the notch 21 drop after the time switch 23 has beenset.

Current is supplied to the bulb I9 when the main lead cord 50 is pluggedinto an outlet box (not shown) of the usual type. When the time switch23 has been set the bulbs 2| are lighted and current is supplied to theshaver |8 for a period predetermined by the time switch 23. Figs. 3 and4 illustrate one way of wiring the outfit so that the circuits throughthe shaver l8 and bulbs 2| include the time switch 23 and areaccordingly completed only when and so long as the time switch is set.

The cabinet H) is normally closed and the outfit presents the appearanceshown in Fi 1 with the shaver I8 resting in the basket l1 and the cord50 connected so that the ultra-violet ray bulb is lighted and the headof the shaver is subjected to the rays thereof. A person desiring toshave with the outfit places a coin of the proper denomination or a slugof the proper size in the notch 21 and turns the handle 25 clockwise.The pin 28 of the unit 22 engages the pointer 29 and sets the timeswitch 23. The bulbs 2| are thereupon lighted to facilitate use of themirror and current is supplied to the shaver it. After a predeterminedperiod the switch 23 resumes its normal inoperative position opening thecircuits and 7 thereby extinguishing the bulbs 2| and cutting off thesupply of current to the shaver l8. The period may of course be set forany desired length, preferably one which will be long enough for thecompletion of the shaving under any but the most extraordinarycircumstances. When the operator finishes shaving he returns the shaverIE to the basket I! in the compartment I6 where it remains under theimpact of the rays from the bulb l9 until the outfit is again operated.

While the embodiment of this invention described and shown is of thevending type it will be understood that the invention is not limitedthereto and that other embodiments may be kept free from germs.

made, as well as changes in the illustrative embodiment, withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in thfollowing claim.

JOHN F. BAGLEY, JR.

